ASAToday for January, 15th 2025

This Week in Congress Last week, the Senate passed by an 88-4 vote on a five-year extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, which provides funding for airport modernization, technology…

ASA Advocates for Increasing the Highway Trust Fund This week on Capitol Hill, ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), carried the following message regarding the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF)…

ASA Prepares for Large Scale Tax Legislation in 2025 This week, ASA, and the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC), walked the halls of Congress advocating in advance of large scale tax legislation…

Congressional Review Act (CRA) Against OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Rule The Coalition for Workplace Safety (CWS) circulated a letter urging support for Rep. Miller’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution disproving of OSHA’s worker…

This Week in Congress With the May 10th deadline looming, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s reauthorization topped the Senate’s agenda this week. A short-term extension was considered as several members raised concerns…

The FAA Reauthorization Senate leaders have told Senators that they do not intend to allow votes on any nongermane amendments to the bill, but Sens. Hawley (R-IN) and Vance (R-OH) have threatened…

Generic Drug Shortage Senate Finance leaders unveiled draft legislation intended to ease the generic drug shortages. The draft introduced by Sens. Wyden (D-OR) and Crapo (R-ID) would create a voluntary program within…

Easing Restrictions on Cannabis On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the U.S. Justice Department announced plans to recommend easing restrictions on marijuana, kicking off a lengthy rule-making process that would represent a major…